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75th meridian east

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75th meridian east

The meridian 75° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 75th meridian east forms a great circle with the 105th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 75th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 75°0′E / 90.000°N 75.000°E / 90.000; 75.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°6′N 75°0′E / 81.100°N 75.000°E / 81.100; 75.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just east of Shokalsky Island, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug,  Russia
72°52′N 75°0′E / 72.867°N 75.000°E / 72.867; 75.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
72°33′N 75°0′E / 72.550°N 75.000°E / 72.550; 75.000 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob
72°10′N 75°0′E / 72.167°N 75.000°E / 72.167; 75.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous OkrugGydan Peninsula
69°7′N 75°0′E / 69.117°N 75.000°E / 69.117; 75.000 (Taz Estuary) Taz Estuary
68°50′N 75°0′E / 68.833°N 75.000°E / 68.833; 75.000 (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — from 63°3′N 75°0′E / 63.050°N 75.000°E / 63.050; 75.000 (Khanti-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Tyumen Oblast — from 58°42′N 75°0′E / 58.700°N 75.000°E / 58.700; 75.000 (Tyumen Oblast)
Omsk Oblast — from 58°31′N 75°0′E / 58.517°N 75.000°E / 58.517; 75.000 (Omsk Oblast)
53°48′N 75°0′E / 53.800°N 75.000°E / 53.800; 75.000 (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan Passing through Lake Balkhash
42°56′N 75°0′E / 42.933°N 75.000°E / 42.933; 75.000 (Kyrgyzstan)  Kyrgyzstan
40°27′N 75°0′E / 40.450°N 75.000°E / 40.450; 75.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
37°31′N 75°0′E / 37.517°N 75.000°E / 37.517; 75.000 (Tajikistan)  Tajikistan
37°17′N 75°0′E / 37.283°N 75.000°E / 37.283; 75.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Xinjiang
37°0′N 75°0′E / 37.000°N 75.000°E / 37.000; 75.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan — claimed by  India
Azad Kashmir — from 34°47′N 75°0′E / 34.783°N 75.000°E / 34.783; 75.000 (Azad Kashmir), claimed by  India
34°39′N 75°0′E / 34.650°N 75.000°E / 34.650; 75.000 (India)  India Jammu and Kashmir
32°28′N 75°0′E / 32.467°N 75.000°E / 32.467; 75.000 (Pakistan)  Pakistan Punjab
32°2′N 75°0′E / 32.033°N 75.000°E / 32.033; 75.000 (India)  India Punjab
Haryana— from 29°52′N 75°0′E / 29.867°N 75.000°E / 29.867; 75.000 (Haryana)
Rajasthan — from 29°17′N 75°0′E / 29.283°N 75.000°E / 29.283; 75.000 (Rajashtan)
Madhya Pradesh — from 24°53′N 75°0′E / 24.883°N 75.000°E / 24.883; 75.000 (Madhya Pradesh)
Maharashtra — from 21°35′N 75°0′E / 21.583°N 75.000°E / 21.583; 75.000 (Maharashtra)
Karnataka — from 16°57′N 75°0′E / 16.950°N 75.000°E / 16.950; 75.000 (Karnataka)
Kerala — from 12°47′N 75°0′E / 12.783°N 75.000°E / 12.783; 75.000 (Kerala)
Karnataka — from 12°45′N 75°0′E / 12.750°N 75.000°E / 12.750; 75.000 (Karnataka)
Kerala — from 12°44′N 75°0′E / 12.733°N 75.000°E / 12.733; 75.000 (Kerala)
12°27′N 75°0′E / 12.450°N 75.000°E / 12.450; 75.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 75°0′E / 60.000°S 75.000°E / -60.000; 75.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°3′S 75°0′E / 69.050°S 75.000°E / -69.050; 75.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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